'Vitalik: An Ethereum Story’ — how to watch the Vitalik Buterin documentary online

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'Vitalik: An Ethereum Story’ — how to watch the Vitalik Buterin documentary online
Aatif Sulleyman
8 April 2025
The 86-minute feature attempts to humanize the self-effacing tech visionary behind Ethereum
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Beyond a tiny group of computer scientists and crypto evangelists, decentralized blockchain technology continues to defy explanation, so "Vitalik: An Ethereum Story" instead sets out to humanize one branch of this infamously detached community, with a particular focus on Vitalik Buterin, the 31-year-old visionary who devised Ethereum.
Shot between 2021 and 2023, a period that covers 'The Merge' — a momentous update that's claimed to have reduced Ethereum's energy use by 99% — the 86-minute feature is as much a tribute to the man as the philosophy he espouses.
Buterin champions a new kind of internet that no one person can control, and in that vein this film, which was directed by Chris Temple and Zach Ingrasci, was crowdfunded by Ethereum supporters.
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That Buterin has become a billionaire in less than a decade, off the back of a vision and platform that very few people truly understand may, however, be cause for concern.
The Russian comes across as a likeable and reluctant figurehead who'd rather be anonymous than famous, though many of his supporters view him as a messianic 'philosopher king', while many more simply see Ethereum and Ether, its native cryptocurrency, as vehicles for making a fast buck.
Buterin also has ties to the controversial venture capitalist and political svengali Peter Thiel, who awarded him a grant via the Thiel Fellowship. While Buterin has expressed concerns about the risks of superintelligent AI and called for safety measures, he has contributed towards research into the controversial and ethically complex field of extending human life.
Here’s where you can stream "Vitalik: An Ethereum Story" online.
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How to watch ‘Vitalik: An Ethereum Story’ in the U.S., U.K, Canada, Australia and RoW
"Vitalik: An Ethereum Story" premiered in September 2024, but it was a limited release targeted primarily towards those in the know in the crypto community.
However, it's set to become available for purchase or rent around the world through PVOD (premium video on demand) services like Amazon and Apple TV on Tuesday, April 15.
Prices have not yet been revealed at the time of writing.
How to watch ‘Vitalik: An Ethereum Story’ from anywhere
“Vitalik: An Ethereum Story” will be available to rent or buy in most places around the world. However, if you’re abroad and unable to access the documentary online, you can still watch it thanks to the wonders of a VPN (Virtual Private Network).
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3. Sit back and enjoy the drama. Now you can stream “Vitalik: An Ethereum Story” wherever you are.
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Aatif is a freelance journalist and copywriter based in the UK. He’s written about technology, sport and politics for a wide range of publications including TechRadar, What Hi-Fi?, The Independent, Trusted Reviews, and Newsweek. These days, he focuses mainly on streaming at Future, an arrangement that combines two of his greatest passions: live TV and penny-pinching. When he's not attending a top-flight English soccer match, you can find him perfecting his table tennis skills.
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